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The Work-From-Home Era Left Them Out
FiveThirtyEight · 13 minOne in three jobs held by women were deemed essential during the pandemic, with many of those jobs needing to be conducted in-person.
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The U.S. Is About to Make a Big Gamble on Our Next COVID Winter
The Atlantic · 9 minExperts are expected to choose a vaccine recipe for the fall, when Omicron may or may not still be the globe’s dominant variant.
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The ‘five pandemics’ driving 1 million U.S. Covid deaths
statnews.com · 5 minSTAT analyzes the data to show how five key factors worked to drive U.S. Covid deaths since the start of the pandemic, yielding “five pandemics.”
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How America Lost One Million People
The New York Times · 21 minThe magnitude of the country’s loss is nearly impossible to grasp. More Americans have died of Covid-19 than in two decades of car crashes or on battlefields in all of the country’s wars combined.
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The 3 pandemic metrics that could tell us what’s next
Vox · 7 minCovid-19 case numbers aren’t as reliable these days. How can we keep track of the virus?
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America Is Starting to See What COVID Immunity Really Looks Like
The Atlantic · 9 minWith time and effort, we can build enough protection to blunt surges—but herd immunity remains out of reach.
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Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her
NPR · 11 minOne thing everyone agrees on is that Stephanie didn't have to die. Even months after it happened, her family is struggling to figure out why. Stephanie was 75 when she succumbed to COVID-19 this past December. But Laurie says it wasn't just COVID that killed her mother.
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How the pandemic is changing home design
Axios · 3 minThe pandemic has changed what Americans want from their homes, and builders say they expect those changes to last. The big picture: A ton of pandemic-era adaptations are becoming common fixtures in new homes.
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Inside Nebraska’s Surprisingly Effective Covid Strategy
POLITICO · 21 minNebraska’s obsession with government efficiency gave it an advantage when the virus struck.
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Covid hasn’t given up all its secrets. Here are 6 mysteries experts hope to unravel
statnews.com · 23 minThe eventual answers will determine our relationship with Covid and and how we’ll fight a future pandemic.
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How to Make Smart Decisions About COVID Risk-Benefit
Scientific American · 11 minScientific American asks experts in medicine, risk assessment and other fields how to balance the risks of COVID with the benefits of visiting public indoor spaces.